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• Miley Cyrus Adds David Byrne to All-Star New Year’s Eve Bash With Latto, Sia

  28-12-2022 23:01 via rollingstone.com
  Rae Sremmurd, Fletcher, Liily, and a cadre of Saturday Night Live stars will also appear on the show, co-hosted by Dolly Parton
  
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• Spotify Stock (NYSE: SPOT) Has Dropped By Almost 70% In 2022 — Will Things Turn Around During 2023?

  28-12-2022 22:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
    Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) has suffered an almost 69 percent valuation dip since 2022’s beginning, raising questions about shares’ path forward in the new year. When the market closed today, Spotify stock was worth $76.61 per share, representing the aforementioned 68.62 percent falloff since 2022 began as well as a small increase from yesterday’s […]
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• Spotify Stock (NYSE: SPOT) Dropped By Almost 70% In 2022 — Will Things Turn Around During 2023?

  28-12-2022 22:47 via digitalmusicnews.com
    Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) has suffered an almost 69 percent valuation dip since 2022’s beginning, raising questions about shares’ path forward in the new year. When the market closed today, Spotify stock was worth $76.61 per share, representing the aforementioned 68.62 percent falloff since 2022 began as well as a small increase from yesterday’s […]
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• Jo Mersa Marley, Bob Marley’s Grandson, Dies Unexpectedly at 31

  28-12-2022 22:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Bob Marley’s grandson, Jo Mersa Marley, passed away at age 31. Details for the cause of his death are unknown at this time. A representative for the reggae artist confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on December 27. Marley was born on March 12, 1991, in Kingston, Jamaica. He collaborated with his cousin Daniel Bambaata Marley on […]
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• Rapper Theophilus London Reported Missing in Los Angeles

  28-12-2022 22:40 via rollingstone.com
  Family and friends of the rapper say they haven't seen or been able to contact him since July 2022
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Reveals Symbolism on New Song ‘Hummingbird’: It’s ‘Going to Be OK’

  28-12-2022 21:14 via rollingstone.com
  “To me, hummingbirds are messengers of love,” Lopez says
  
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• Modest Mouse Drummer Jeremiah Green Diagnosed With Cancer: Treatment Is ‘Making a Positive Difference’

  28-12-2022 20:49 via rollingstone.com
  Bandmate Isaac Brock confirmed Green's diagnosis in an Instagram post on Wednesday
  
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• Bad Bunny Surprises Fans With Concert on Puerto Rico Gas Station Roof

  28-12-2022 20:04 via rollingstone.com
  Earlier in the day, the reggaetón star handed out 25,000 Christmas presents
  
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• Takeoff Murder Suspect Denied Additional Reduction of $1 Million Bond

  28-12-2022 19:40 via rollingstone.com
  Judge not swayed by claims that Patrick Clark can't afford the high bail, and expressed concerns that the 33-year-old was a flight risk
  
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• TikTok Officially Banned On House Devices As Data-Security Concerns Ramp Up

  28-12-2022 19:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  A TikTok ban has officially been implemented in the House of Representatives, the chief administrative officer has revealed in a formal notice sent to lawmakers and their staff. This newest setback for ByteDance-owned TikTok, which has faced considerable data-related scrutiny from states since November’s beginning, came to light in a social-media post penned by FCC […]
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• TikTok Officially Banned On Congressional Devices as Data Security Concerns Ramp Up

  28-12-2022 19:30 via digitalmusicnews.com
  TikTok is officially banned in the House of Representatives, the chief administrative officer has revealed in a formal notice sent to lawmakers and their staff. TikTok has now been banned in another legislative chamber. This newest setback for ByteDance-owned TikTok, which has faced considerable data-related scrutiny from states since November’s beginning, came to light in […]
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• Pink pays tribute to ‘miracle’ son on his sixth birthday

  28-12-2022 17:45 via music-news.com
  
  Pink has paid tribute to her ‘miracle’ son Jameson Moon Hart on his sixth birthday.
  
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• The 40 Best Afropop Songs of 2022

  28-12-2022 17:41 via rollingstone.com
  From Afrobeats to amapiano, R&B to rap, and gengetone to drill, these tracks broke barriers and crossed borders
  
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• H From Steps trending for ‘Twitter blocking’ blunder

  28-12-2022 17:03 via music-news.com
  
  H from Steps, whose real name is Ian Watkins, has been trending on the social media platform Twitter, all to do with blocking
  
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• Watch Pete Doherty and Frédéric Lo cover ‘Fairytale Of New York’

  28-12-2022 16:31 via nme.com
  Pete Doherty and collaborator Frédéric Lo teamed up for a cover of The Pogues‘ Christmas classic ‘Fairytale Of New York’ on French television – check their performance out below.READ MORE: Pete Doherty and Frédéric Lo on how French serenity and being drug-free shaped their new album The pair have been working together extensively this year, releasing an album called ‘The Fantasy Life of Poetry and Crime’ in March, which th
  
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• Country Singer Melissa Carper Doesn’t Wince When You Describe Her Music as ‘Retro’

  28-12-2022 15:57 via rollingstone.com
  "It's just what comes out," says the Nebraska musician, who, at 50 years old, has found both her style and her audience
  
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• Ariana Grande Gifts Hauls of Christmas Presents to Manchester Children’s Hospitals: ‘We Were So Touched’

  28-12-2022 15:11 via rollingstone.com
  Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity shared a thank you note to the singer, who is bound to the city by the tragic 2017 terrorist attack at her concert that left 22 dead
  
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• Sam Smith says no songwriters “know the magic” behind writing the perfect song

  28-12-2022 14:59 via nme.com
  Sam Smith has refused to share the secret formula for the perfect song – but only because that formula, they’ve admitted, doesn’t actually exist.READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Love Goes’ review: pop balladeer leans even further into heartbreak than beforeIn a new episode of Spotify’s Song Start series, Smith opened up about the perceived deification of certain songwriters, and why – try as some might to act like every song they write will be an immed
  
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• Couple raise £50,000 to buy rights to ‘Last Christmas’ so they never have to hear it again

  28-12-2022 14:19 via nme.com
  Christmas songs are often met with divided opinions, but one couple hate Wham!’s 1984 anthem ‘Last Christmas’ so much, they’ve raised £50,000 to buy the licensing rights so they can scrub it from existence.READ MORE: Seasonably rich: here’s how much musicians make from our favourite Christmas songsSpeaking to the South West News Service (via the Daily Mail), Hannah Mazetti said her contempt for the song began when she was 20 (she is now 33), when she worked at
  
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• Ava Max teases new songs ‘In The Dark’ and ‘Last Night On Earth’

  28-12-2022 13:09 via nme.com
  Ava Max has been steadily teasing new music on her TikTok, and in the last couple of days has shared two new teasers for songs titled ‘In The Dark’ and ‘Last Night On Earth’ – check them out below.READ MORE: Ava Max: “I really do give a fuck about this album coming out” From the looks of things, ‘In The Dark’ is set to be more of a mid-tempo number, while its visuals feature the singer performing the song on a bed, underneath the glare o
  
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• Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You sets streaming record

  28-12-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Mariah Carey has toppled Adele's record for the most plays in a single day.
  
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• Aled Jones and Russell Watson had no problem choosing track list

  28-12-2022 13:04 via music-news.com
  
  Aled Jones and Russell Watson found it “pretty easy” to choose songs for their festive album, which is simply titled ‘Christmas with Aled and Russell’.
  
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• Bob Marley's grandson Jo Mersa Marley dies aged 31

  28-12-2022 12:36 via music-news.com
  
  Reports suggest the reggae artist suffered an asthma attack.
  
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• Lizzo and her mum jump on the Yung Gravy train with new TikTok

  28-12-2022 12:19 via nme.com
  Lizzo has jumped onto the TikTok trend of young women dressing their mothers up as themselves (known more casually as the “turning my mom into me” trend), jestfully suggesting Sharie Jefferson-Johnson – her own mum – hook up with Yung Gravy.READ MORE: Yung Gravy – ‘Marvelous’ review: watery-thin comedic rapFor her take on the trend, Lizzo had Jefferson-Johnson strut her stuff in a merlot-coloured Pet Me Heart onesie from the Yitty shapewear line, which L
  
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• Taylor Swift sets Radio Songs Chart record with ‘Anti-Hero’

  28-12-2022 11:36 via nme.com
  Taylor Swift has become the first artist to top Billboard’s Radio Songs chart in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’ review: a shimmering return to pure pop The singer achieved her seventh Radio Songs Chart Number One with ‘Anti-Hero’ and now ties with Maroon 5, Katy Perry and Usher for the fourth-most Number Ones on the charts. Rihanna currently holds the top spot with 13 Number Ones, followed by Mariah Carey with 11 and Brun
  
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• Kendrick Lamar opens up on artistic connection to Compton: “It’s nature versus nurture”

  28-12-2022 11:09 via nme.com
  Kendrick Lamar opened up about his personal and professional lives – and the intrinsic ties between them – in a rare interview with The New York Times, explaining his artistic connection to Compton, lack of social media presence, and ambitious “Hood Beethoven” live show.READ MORE: Inside Kendrick Lamar’s ‘The Big Steppers Tour’ Amazon livestream: “He is a global superstar”Published online yesterday (December 27), much of the profile hones in
  
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• Terry Coldwell: East 17 were ahead of their time

  28-12-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Terry Coldwell believes East 17 were ahead of their time and would fit in well with the artists of today.
  
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• Kendrick Lamar reveals why he keeps off social media

  28-12-2022 11:04 via music-news.com
  
  Kendrick Lamar tries to stay away from social media as much as he can.
  
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• VIXX’s Leo, Ken and Hyuk to release new joint single next week

  28-12-2022 10:39 via nme.com
  VIXX members Leo, Ken and Hyuk have announced a brand-new digital single titled ‘Gonna Be Alright’ to be released next week.READ MORE:RM – ‘Indigo’ review: BTS leader makes emphatic bid for timelessness with remarkable solo debut
  The announcement was made via VIXX’s official Twitter page yesterday (December 27), alongside a teaser image depicting the three idols. The image also revealed the single’s title as ‘Gonna Be Alright’, as well as its
  
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• Usher feeling 'a bit lost' following grandmother's death

  28-12-2022 10:11 via music-news.com
  
  Usher's grandmother passed away on Christmas Eve at the age of 87.
  
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• Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green diagnosed with cancer

  28-12-2022 10:11 via music-news.com
  
  Jeremiah Green's mother announced the news on Facebook.
  
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• Meet Me @ The Altar’s ‘Say It (To My Face)’ soundtracks new Taco Bell ad

  28-12-2022 09:28 via nme.com
  Taco Bell have continued their trend of soundtracking ads with rock and pop bangers, their latest being a joint with fast-rising trio Meet Me @ The Altar.READ MORE: Meet Me @ The Altar: Energetic trio putting the positivity back into pop-punkThe new spot, plugging Taco Bell’s $2 grilled chicken burritos, started airing earlier this week. It’s soundtracked by ‘Say It (To My Face)’, the single Meet Me @ The Altar dropped back in September.
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• Sam Ryder was the only star who showered on Warped Tour

  28-12-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Eurovision star Sam Ryder has confessed he was the only star who showered while he was on the road with his band Close Your Eyes on the 2014 Vans Warped Tour
  
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• Sam Fender doesn't like being compared to Bruce Springsteen

  28-12-2022 09:04 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Fender doesn't want to be compared to other artists.
  
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• GOT7’s Yugyeom to release new single ‘Ponytail’ next week

  28-12-2022 08:51 via nme.com
  GOT7 singer Yugyeom has announced a brand-new single ‘Ponytail’, due for release next week.READ MORE:From rookies on the rise to raved-about reunions, here’s a look back at K-pop in 2022
  The K-pop idol took to Twitter on December 26 to make the surprise announcement, where he revealed that the single will be officially released next week on January 2 at 6pm KST. The announcement also dropped alongside new accompanying concept photos for the release.
  However, it remains unclear
  
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• Finneas defends Billie Eilish's relationship with Jesse Rutherford

  28-12-2022 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  Let’s Fall in Love for the Night singer Finneas defended his sister Billie Eilish from criticism over her relationship with The Neighbourhood bandmate Jesse Rutherford.
  
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• Billie Lourd pays tribute to late mother Carrie Fisher on sixth anniversary of her death

  28-12-2022 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  Ticket to Paradise actress Billie Lourd acknowledged the six-year anniversary of her late mother Carrie Fisher’s death with a tribute post.
  
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• Watch Metallica perform an acoustic cover of Thin Lizzy’s ‘Borderline’

  28-12-2022 07:38 via nme.com
  Metallica have released some pro-shot footage from their recent Helping Hands charity concert, delivering live videos of ‘Lux Æterna’ and their acoustic cover of Thin Lizzy’s ‘Borderline’.READ MORE: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett: “Toxic masculinity has fuelled this band”The show itself went down at LA’s Microsoft Theater on December 16, with all funds raised from the night going to the band’s own charity, All Within My Hands, whic
  
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• NCT 127 to appear on CNN’s ‘New Year’s Eve Live’ as K-pop representative

  28-12-2022 07:37 via nme.com
  NCT 127 are set to appear on CNN‘s annual New Year’s Eve Live later this week as its K-pop representative.READ MORE:Watch NCT 127’s track-by-track guide to their album ‘질주 (2 Baddies)’
  SM Entertainment made the announcement via South Korean news outlet Newsis earlier today (December 28). The company shared details of NCT 127’s appearance on the programme on December 31 at local time, as representatives of K-pop to viewers from across the glo
  
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• Jared Dines unites members of Trivium, Periphery, DragonForce and more for “the biggest shred collab song in the world”

  28-12-2022 07:35 via nme.com
  Jared Dines has released his fifth annual “biggest shred collab song in the world”, this time uniting a mind-blowing 69 guitarists – including Matt Heafy of Trivium, Mark Holcomb of Periphery and Herman Li of DragonForce – for an epic effort spanning just seconds shy of 37 minutes.READ MORE: Trivium’s Matt Heafy has finally written music for a game – and this is just the beginningIn addition to the aforementioned trio, the genre-bending jam – all pa
  
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• Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ is the first album to sell better on vinyl than CD since the 1980s

  28-12-2022 05:35 via nme.com
  Taylor Swift has broken yet another record with her recent 10th album, ‘Midnights’, becoming the first artist to sell more copies of an album on vinyl than CD since the 1980s.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’ review: a shimmering return to pure pop‘Midnights’ arrived in October and quickly shot to the top of the charts in virtually every major territory (except Japan, where it peaked at Number Seven). The release made Swift the only artist in history
  
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• Courtney Love says Kurt Cobain and Lana Del Ray are the only “true musical geniuses” she’s ever known

  28-12-2022 04:20 via nme.com
  In a new interview with Marc Maron for the podcast WTF, Courtney Love declared Lana Del Ray and her late husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, to be the only “true musical geniuses” she’s ever known.READ MORE: From Hole to Hollywood, NME Icon Award winner Courtney Love’s most iconic momentsLove is currently gearing up to release a new album – her first in more than 12 years, following Hole’s 2010 record ‘Nobody’s Daughter’ – which she
  
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• Maxi Jazz, Singer of UK Dance Group Faithless Dies – Age 65

  28-12-2022 03:35 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Maxi Jazz, the singer of the UK dance group Faithless, has died “peacefully in his sleep” at age 65. “We are heartbroken to say Maxi Jazz died last night (December 23),” Faithless announced in a Facebook post. “He was a man who changed our lives in so many ways. He gave proper meaning and message to […]
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• LiveOne Says It ‘Remains Committed’ to PodcastOne Spin-Out, Discloses Plans to Explore SlackerOne Separation

  28-12-2022 03:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO) has officially confirmed that it “remains committed” to spinning off its PodcastOne subsidiary “as a separate public company to be listed on a national exchange.” Los Angeles-headquartered LiveOne, which in November highlighted its plans for PodcastOne, just recently confirmed the spin-off via a formal release. In this announcement message, execs made clear […]
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• Beef Over Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Continues — Carey Responds to Co-Writer Accusation

  28-12-2022 03:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Beef over Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” continues as the singer responds to co-writer Walter Afanasieff’s claims. Mariah Carey’s former co-producer and co-writer, Walter Afanasieff, told the “Hot Takes & Deep Dives” podcast that stories of the singer writing her hit Christmas track on a Casio keyboard as a child were […]
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• Jo Mersa Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson, has died at age 31

  28-12-2022 02:56 via nme.com
  Jamaican-American reggae artist Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley – son of eight-time Grammy winner Stephen Marley and grandson of the legendary Bob Marley – has died at the age of 31.READ MORE: 7 Essential Bob Marley tracksAccording to South Florida radio station WZPP, the young Marley was found unresponsive in his vehicle on Tuesday morning (December 27), having “passed away unexpectedly from an asthma attack”. 
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• CRANE Birmingham stabbing victim named as non-league footballer Cody Fisher

  28-12-2022 01:44 via nme.com
  Birmingham Police have revealed the identity of the 23-year-old man who was murdered inside the CRANE nightclub this week. 
  In an update shared overnight, police confirmed that Cody Fisher – a non-league footballer and school sporting coach – was the man stabbed to death inside the Digbeth venue around 11:45pm on Monday (December 26). It was reported yesterday that Fisher had been attending a Boxing Day party headlined by Italian DJ Marco Carola.
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• Mariah Carey Breaks Spotify’s Single-Day Global Streaming Record With ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’

  28-12-2022 00:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Mariah Carey’s perennial holiday favorite “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has broken Spotify’s single-day global streaming record. This latest commercial feat for the nearly 29-year-old track, around which Mariah Carey scheduled several performances in 2022, just recently came to light in a social-media post from Chart Data. According to the cited message, which […]
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• Watch a Christmas-themed Slayer cover from members of Dream Theater, Protest The Hero and more

  28-12-2022 00:32 via nme.com
  Sleigher – the Christmas-themed Slayer cover band featuring members of Dream Theater, Protest The Hero, Haken and Inhuman Condition – have returned to put another festive spin on a tune from the iconic metallers. This time, they’ve reimagined ‘South Of Heaven’ into a merry metal ripper called ‘South Of Lapland’.READ MORE: The 10 mightiest intros in metalReplete with sleigh bells, new lyrics and a slew of easter eggs nodding to classic Christmas carols, S
  
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• Jo Mersa Marley, Grandson of Bob Marley and Son of Stephen, Dead at 31

  28-12-2022 00:22 via rollingstone.com
  A musician in his own right, Mersa had released a pair of EPs and was aiming "to do something new with my roots," as he once told Rolling Stone
  
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